Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-15
still Raining and Some of the Streams
Overlooking Their Banks.

THE EAIN-STORM.
still Raining and Some of the Streams
Overlooking Their Banks.
GRIMES (Colusa county,, February 14th.
The levee broke two miles below here at
Browning's old break, and large volume
of water IS pouring through the aperture,
which is nearly fifty feet wide. Thousands
of acres will be inundated. Another break
occurred just opposite, and is now over
three hundred feet wide.
GRIMES LANDING, February 14th.-At
1890 this morning an immense break in
the leyee occurred about two miles below
this place, on the Colusa county side, and
large volume of water went plunging
through the aperture. The break has
widened to about 100 feet, and the banks
are caving in necessarily. No doubt the
break will exceed in magnitude the enor
nous break which occurred i'll the same
place in November, 1885. A. III. Rose,
manager and President of the reclamation
district. is here in consultation with his su-
perindents, and should the river continue
to fall an attempt will be made to shut the
water off. The water is now spreading
over vast expanse of young grain, which
will be an entire loss, and will, if not soon
shut off, inundate the Poundstone ranch of
A break in the levee occurred nearly oppo-
site, in Suffer county, early this morning,
and before 10 o'clock the aperture had
widened to over 300 feet This break will
not drown out over 100 acres of grain, for
the water goes directly towards the tule,
distant about a mile.
MERGED, February 14th.-The rain for
the past 20 hours has been unusually steady
and heavy. The streams are overtlowing
this part of the valley, covering with
water great breadths of land planted to
wheat The rain ceased falling at o'c'o k
this afternoon, though appearances indi-
Gated that the storm is not over.
BETHANY, February 14th.-We had one
inch OF rain in the last "a hours. Clouds
are still overhead. The agricultural out
look is much improved. Snow fell to
considerable extent on the foothills to the
westward, covering the twin peak of Mt.
Diablo for distance with heavy coat.
HoLLIsrER, February 14th.-A heavy
rain has been falling ever since last even
ing, amounting in that time to over . in
ches, making six inches for the season,
with prospects for more. This assures fair
crops and a general revival of business.
OAKDALE, February 14th-The storm
seems to have closed. Rainfall in the last
"a hours, 116 inches for February. 2.55
for the season, 4.96 inches.
HANFoRD, February 14th-Since P. NJ.
of Saturday .65 of an inch of rain has
fallen here, making total for the storm of
24S inches. 1t is still raining, with the
wind south and the weather warm.
lone, February 14th.-It rained all night
and up to noon to-day, when it commenced
showing, and continued for two hours, pre-
cipitatipg as large fakes as were ever seen,
and though the ground was very wet, the
hills and roofs of the houses were well
covered, affording great amusement to
many boys, who availed themselves of the
first opportunity ih their lives to SNOWFALL.
Sutter Creek is running full. The hills
are white to the east of us. This is the
heaviest snow that has fallen in this valley
since February, 1854. The prospects are
good for another nights rain.
AUBURN, February 14th.-Four inches of
snow fell last night. Rain and snow have
alternated to-day, but most of the snow
has melted. The thermometer stood at 6
A. NJ. at $50. at Il NJ. 37o and at 6 P. NJ. $50.
The storm from February 4th to date gives
$40 inches, the last two days giving $40.
The ground is well soaked, and a prosper
Gus season is assured.
WINTERS, February 14th.-Weather still
threatening rain. Snow is visible on the
mountains west of the town. The rainfall
has been Al of an inch for the last "A
hours, 1899 for the storm, and 14.S9 for the
season.
FRESNO February 14th.-The rainfall for
"a hours to o'clock this morning is As of
an inch, for the season "A. This is greater
than the fall to the same date in 1882 and
1888. It's still raining.
HoLLIsrER February 14th.-Heavy rain
began to fall at 10 o'clock last evening. AT
this hour, noon, 1.75 irches have fallen.
1t is still raining, with prospects of long
storm.
SAN JOSE, February 14th.-There has
been a steady fall of rain for the "a hours
preceding noon. and the valley is thor
oughly drenched. The creeks are rising.
A falling barometer promises still more
rain.
GILRoY, February 14th.-It rained con-
tinuously all night. Over an inch has
fallen for "a hours ending at noon to-day.
The clouds and wind indicate continuance
of the storm.
Rio VISTA, February 14;h.-For the
forty eight hours ending at noon to-day we
have had rs of an inch of rain, making
$40 inches for the storm. We have had
light showers this afternoon, and the
weather is cold and unsettled.
LODI, February 14th.-It has rained
steadily all day, but cleared of cool. Rain
fall for the storm, 4.25 inches; for the sea-
son, inches. The prospects are good for
crops.
TEMrLEroN February 14th.-After nine
days continuous rain, storm of thunder,
lightning, hail and rain continued all last
night and to-day. The thunder is as heavy
and the lightning as vivid as in Eastern
storms.
GILRoY, February 14th.-The weather
has cleared slightly this afternoon, but is
still unsettled, with prospects of more rain.
Rainfall for the last twenty-four hours, 20
inches for the season, 80 inches. Ground
a,J orop, ara ~, aynollapt condition